Container with pivoted closure



June 25, 1957 E. GROSZ CONTAINER WITH PIVOTED CLOSURE Filed April 5,1956 I N If EN TOR.

BY A Auam: s

Edward Grosz Fig.4

United States Patent CONTAINER WITH PIVOTED CLOSURE Edward Grosz, AnnArbor, Mich.

Application April 5, 1956, Serial No. 576,361

1 Claim. (Cl. 220-30) This invention generally relates to a containerand more specifically relates to a container for mailing fragilearticles and is especially designed for mailing glass slides.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mailing containerhaving a label or tag thereon which requires no gumming or tying whilethe entire package is securely assembled and retained in closed positionwithout the necessity of any strings.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mailingcontainer having a novel closure arrangement wherein the device isclosed through the utility of a spring metal closure member which may beeasily opened upon proper procedure but which is retained in closedrelation during normal handling thereof.

Yet another important feature of the present invention is to provide aprotective insert or pocket for insertion into the container for holdingthe glass slides or similar articles while in transit to prevent damageto such slides by contact with each other.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the mailing container of the presentinvention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal, vertical sectional view taken substantiallyupon a plane passing along section line 22 of Figure 1 illustrating thedetails of construction of the mailing container;

Figure 3 is a plan sectional view taken substantially upon a planepassing along section line 3-3 of Figure 1 illustrating furtherstructural details of the mailing container;

Figure 4 is a partial perspective view of the manner in which theclosure member is easily opened;

Figure 5 is a partial perspective view illustrating the closure memberin opened position;

Figure 6 is a plan view of the protective insert for use in conjunctionwith the container;

Figure 7 is a detailed sectional view taken substantially upon a planepassing along section line 7-7 of Figure 6 illustrating the relationshipof the pockets and the form of the liner therein; and

Figure 8 is a detail sectional view taken substantially upon a planepassing along section line 8-8 of Figure 6 illustrating further detailsof the pocket construction.

Referring now specifically to the drawings, the numeral 10 generallydesignates the mailing container of the present invention including atop 12, a bottom 14, side walls 16 and an end wall 18 all of which arepreferably con structed of wood and formed into an integral unit bysuitable fastening arrangements such as adhesive, tacks or the like. Theother end of the container 10 is open to permit the insertion ofarticles or material into the interior of the container.

A closure member generally designated by the numeral 7 20 is providedfor the open end of the container and the portion 24 overlies and formsa closure for the open end of the container 10 and the elongated leg 22extends alongside one side wall 16 and is pivotally secured thereto bypivot pin 28 whereby the closure member 20 may pivot about the axisformed by pin 28 with the leg 22 moving in a plane alongside the planeof the side wall 16. The short leg 26 terminates in an inwardlyextending lug 38 which is disposed within a notch 40 in the side wall 16whereby the resilient nature of the leg 26 will retain the lug 38 in thenotch 40 and due to the shorter length of leg 26, the lug 38 willprevent pivotal movement of the closure 20 inasmuch as the lug 38 mustmove in an arcuate manner when the closure 20 pivots about pivot pin 28which is not coincidental with the lug 38.

When it is desired to open the closure 20, the thumb 42 may be employedfor exerting pressure against the bight portion 24 thereby urging thelug end of the leg 26 outwardly from the notch 40 wherein the lug38 maybe moved into misalignment with the notch 40 after which the closure 20may be pivoted upwardly to an out of the way position substantially asillustrated in Figure 5.

For providing the necessary mailing indieia, a tag or label 44 isprovided with inwardly extending end portions 46 which extend through apair of parallel slits 48 in the top wall 12 wherein the inner ends 46are bent toward the closed end 18 of the container 10 whereby thematerial inserted into the container 12 will assure that the tag orlabel 44 cannot be removed until such time as the articles or materialhas been extracted from the container 12.

Referring now specifically to Figures 6-8, the numeral 50 generallydesignates a cushioned insert for the mailing container of the presentinvention whereby the articles to be mailed are positioned within thecushioned insert 50 for protection thereof.

The insert 50 includes a sheet of cardboard material 52 having the freeedges thereof reversely bent at 54 and forming an overlying pocket flap56 which is secured to the main body portion of the member 52 by asuitable adhesive type of tape 58. Disposed between the members 52 and56 is a sheet of foam rubber 60 forming a liner for each pocket formedby the reversely bent edges of the cardboard member 52. It will be notedthat the central portion of the cardboard member designated by thenumeral 62 forms a hinge for folding the two pockets into overlyingrelation so that glass slides positioned in the pocket will fit closelywithin the container 10. A pull tab 64 is provided on the hinge portion62 of the member 52 to permit ease of removal of the insert 50 from theopen end of the container 10 thereby facilitating the shipping of glassslides with the glass slides reaching their destination in undamagedcondition.

While the invention has been specifically illustrated and described inconjunction with glass slides and the size thereof specifically adaptedto glass slides, it will be understood that other types of articles maybe mailed and the container may be provided in various shapes and sizesdependent upon the particular articles to be shipped The container 10 isconstructed of wood or similar material and the closure member 20 isconstructed of metal or some similar material having an inherent rigidconstruction of sufiicient resiliency to permit operation in the mannerillustrated in Figure 4.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention 'to the exact censtnuction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly, all-suitable-modificatiom and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling Within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed asnew :is {as-follows: V I

An elongated container open atoneendandconpprising a top, bottom andopposed sidewalllsyone-ot said side walls having a. notch therein,and-aresilient, substantially U shaped closure-for the open end ofthecontaineB-said closure, when in operative position, straddling thecon taincr and including .a leg pivotallyseeured =at'its free en'd' tothe other side wall, said closure further including a relatively shortleg --term'-inating -at its free end inan inturned lug engageable inthe-notch, saidclosure still 4 further including a bight portiontraversing the open end of the container and bendable thereintobetweenthe top and bottom for swinging the short leg outwardly and disengagingthe lug from the'notch.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,676,868 Petersen July 10, 1928 1,720,274 Holden V July 19,, 19292,117,342 McPherson 1 May 17, 1938 FOREIGN PATENTS 789,835 France Aug.26, 1935 480,612 GreatBritain"wank"- Feb. 25, 1938

